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Monument Air Cond. Date: "09/21/69"; (00:39); color, no sound; Footage from the San Jacinto Monument of its array of HVAC ducts and vents.

St Thomas Ground Breaking Date: "09/21/69"; (00:29); color, no sound; Footage of a small group of people gathered for the groundbreaking of a building at the University of St. Thomas, along with shots of a drawing and of a 3D model of the building to be constructed.

Ballard Off Channel Date: "09/22/69"; (01:11); color, some sound; Admiral Ross Bullard describes the problems of the Houston Ship Channel, including the fact that it is narrow and highly polluted.

Mrs Tinsley for School Board Date: "09/22/69"; (01:24); color, some sound; Footage from the Tinsley house of Mrs. Eleanor Tinsley with her family and working around her house, followed by an interview about her run for a school board position and the issues she plans to address.

Bibles Date: "09/24/69"; (01:54); color, some sound; Footage of religious texts on display around a store, including many Spanish titles, followed by an interview with the store’s owner regarding the market for Bibles.

Buster Kern Date: "09/22/69"; (01:17); color, some sound; Footage of a meeting in progress followed by an interview with Sheriff Clairville V. “Buster” Kern on police response times to some of the new subdivisions in Harris County.

The digital preservation of this film was made possible by a grant to the Texas Archive of the Moving Image and the Houston Public Library from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services.